Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-16
THE State CAPITAL.
Last Day of the Commencement *
ercises of the State University.
Degrees Conferred,
Important Meeting OF The University
BOGrd-The Lands 70 Ge Put on
the MARKET for Leasing.
Proposition TO Reduce the Professers'
Salaries, Each z. 20 Hundred Dollars,
Meets With Defeat
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| Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, June I5.-The COM
mencement exercises of the State Uni
Yersity closed to-day. Following were
the chief features, the intervals between
each Grafton being taken up with grand
and appropriate music from Herzog's or
CbestrG
Prayer by,Rev. Dr. Smoot.
Grafton, "PuoHc Opinion" by Andrew
Lee Jackson, representative Of the Uni
versity. = @
Orstion, "CompIicity," oy Loret AIva
Carleton, representative of the academic
department.
Grafton, "Agencies that Exalt State, {"
by William Jordan. J Smith, representa-
tive OF law department
| Announcing distinctions and comforting
certificates # proficiency, by Dr. Wag-
gOner. chairman OF The faculty
| Comforting of degrees by Dr. T. D.
Wooten, president Of the board Of re-
gents.
Following we're the graduates and their
degrees:
Bachelor OF Arts-NIinnie G. Dill, A. L.
| Jackson and r W, Smith.
Bachelor Of Lettars-L. A. Carleton,
| Z. II. Swesrngeu Lille Darlington, c.
! V. TempletOn and Jeaunett B Stone.
! Bichelor of L2ws-rnm Andrews, J.
r. austin, W. w. BslIew, L. NJ. Dabaev,
! 5, DahDeYy G c Fsrrell, J. w. George,
! j. NJ. Gogg4n, J. A. Graham, B. L.
Henry, Samuel HoUgh, j. W JACK, W. C.
MCKsmy, Ireland W. G. Bucker
Thomas Shoaroa, ". J j. Smith, II B.
Stonehgm, William Thompson. Jr T. j.
Vaugcan, Claude Weaver, +. f. Wilcox,
j. a. Williams and II NJ Williams.
UNIVERSITY LANDS
There was meeting OF the University
board N the University this afternoon.
Present: DR.. WOUtCu, president Of the
board ,snd Mess-s Breckinridge, Prather,
Todd, Shepherd and SimpkiDs, members,
and Secretary WocIdIidge; also Governor
Ross, Attorney General Hogg, Lsnd Com
missioner Hall aud S ale Superintendent
of Instruction Cooper: aIs5 Dr. Wag-
goner, chairman Of the University faculty,
and others. The subject Of the claim %
the university to IL, 40 acres of land in
McLeInan county and S022 acres in GRAY
son county, to 8 large tract Of land
known as the San EliZ1rio grant
on the upper Rio Grande was discussed
by the board and state officers present.
Attorney General Hogg stated that his
department would take action in the mat
ter in the interest OF the State University
if brought 10 his official notice. A reso-
luton was adopted authorizing the Gov
ern0r with the cooperation of the attor-
neys in the GraysOn and MCLennan cases
to negotiate for g favorable compromise
with the contestants if a compromise
should be deemed advisable, also
8 resolution authorizing the sec.
Rotary of the board to furnish the
Attorney General with all the information
in the possession of the board as to
these and the SIN Elizario lands All
these lands are very valuable, worth
most of them from SIS to 500, and some
OF them perhaps as much as 500 per
acre. 1t appeared from the tenor of the
discussion that the classification of Uni
Versity lands, some 900 acres, made
by MIR. Williams. University agent, at the
expense OF the University, would be sat
isfaCtOTy to the Commissioner, and thus
put the lands a. once upon the
market for leasing. a resolution
was adopted recommending that Mr..
Williams be continued by the
Commissioner IS agent for leasing lands.
The subject of the University Summer
Normal was discussed by Professor
Cooper, and the plan was approved by
the board. TIE students will have the
use Of the University library without,
however, taxing the books from the IL
Drary room. Professor Cooper was Sc
ected 20 confer with the executors of
lie will of the late Colonel AshbeI Smith,
n which, as Professor Cooper stated,
Colonel Smiths library had been be
lueathed to the Univ rsity. A resolution
vas adopted accepting the baquest, and
providing for the freight On
he books. The board ordered
Colonel Herndon's address to the
literary societies u be printed in pamph-
ct form. a resolution was adopted
banking the state officers present for
heir attendance and the interest mani
ested III the affgirs of inc University
The subject Ct the years appropriations
or the expenses Of the University WIS
ext discussed. A proposition to reduce
be professors gsIarieS each $500 was de-
Gated. The budget was generally adopt
d and the board adjourned.
Wexahachie.